DunnInLA

Actually I went to wikipedia and it lists the DSC stats as follows. I don't know if wikipedia is accurate. USA 17.663. (3rd best after SUI and GBR) ITA: 18.764 NOR: 24.907 GER: 19.186 Since this figure is an average across 9 games for USA, and 8 games for the other three, it might be practically impossible for any of the teams other than USA to win the LSC tie-break. For example, ITA is at 18.764*8=150.112. The USA is 17.663*9=158.967. So ITA must beat USA's 158.967 raw total, which means in ITA's last game the two rocks measurements combined must average 8.854" or less. So it seems if ITA and NOR both lose their 9th game, and neither makes some sort of miraculous DSC result, and even if GER wins its 9th game, USA becomes the 4th semifinalist.

where would one find that statistic... Draw Shot Challenge?

was wondering about that. I could not find the tie-break procedures in writing anywhere... but AI said it is head to head first, then draw shot challenge after that. So you have a group of 4 teams at 4-5 if NOR and ITA lose, and GER wins. The Head to Head amongst that group is Italy and Norway 1-2, and USA and Germany 2-1. It would seem the next logical tie break, having narrowed down to USA/Germany, would be head to head of those two survivors of the first attempt at head-head, which would be USA 1-0 over GER 0-1. Or if GER, ITA, NOR all lose, then 3 teams at 4-5, ITA, USA, NOR, and among those three, USA is 2-1 while the other two are 1-2 in head to head. Can you point me to the written procedures for Pool play tie break in the Cortina Olympics?